PYSCH EXAM Flashcards
WHAT IS MEANT BY TERMINAL DECLINE
DECLINING IN MENTAL FUNCTIONING ACCELERATES A FEW YEARS BEFORE DEATH
FORMS OF ASSISTED DYING
PASSIVE ASSISTED DYING AND ACTIVE ASSISTED DYING
LOSS OF SPOUSE LONG TERM AFFECTS
BROKEN HEART SYNDROME, WIDOW IMMUNE SYSTEM IS SUPPRESSED AFTER DEATH BUT RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER A YEAR
KUBLER ROSS STAGES
DENIAL, ANGER, BARGAINING, DEPRESSION, ACCEPTANCE
WE GROW OLDER AND FEAR WHICH ASPECTS ON DEATH
LONELINESS, FAILING TO COMPLETE LIFE WORK,
ILLUSION OF INVULNERABILITY
IN YOUNGER ADULT PREVENTS INTENSE FEAR OF DEATH AND IN MIDDLE AGE BEGIN TO BELIEVE
what do children believe about death?
death can be reversed, with magic, prayer, wishful thinking
hospice care, approach to dying
- a holistic approach to care for the terminally ill that emphasizes individual and family control
- death should be viewed as normal
clincal death
heart stops pumping when breathing has stopped, no brain function,
brain death
state when a person no longer has reflexes or any responses,
social death
when person dying is being treated like a corpse by others
retirement and moving- Charles Longing
amenity move- moving away from kids or somewhere warm
compensatory move- closer to family
institutional migration- to an insitiuation
sibling role as we grow up
relationships become more significant in late adulthood, become more important in late adulthood
elder abuse, factors increasing it
extreme conflict and strain between an elder and someone in a trusting relationship
factors- mental illness, substance abuse
religious coping, gender differences
the tendency to turn to religious beliefs and institutions for support in times of difficulty
- women- make more use of religious coping
social support, elderly component
meaningful social roles are essential to life satisfaction
seniors with freq visitor are happier
Rowe and kahn define successful aging
three components of successful aging; good physical health, retention of cognitive abilities, and continuing engagement.
activity theory vs disengagement theory
activities theory- normal and health for older adults to try to remain as active as possible for as long
disengagement theory- theory that it is normal and healthy for older adults to scale down their social lives
skinkage of like
less ppl to talk too
increased individuality
in the riles and relationship that remain, the older individual is
acceptance of these changes
healthy older adult disengage from roles and relationship
ego integrity, erikson
ego integrity- the feeling that one’s life has been worthwhile
what happened to our sleep patterns
30% experience insomnia
adults older than age 65 typically wake up more
epigenetic clock sigificance
cells only live so we die
based on dna level
balters has to say about wisdom
central to wisdom is related to solving practice life problems, blends with values and meaning systems, knowledge-based
frail elderly
seniors whose physical and mental impairments are so extensive that they cannot care for themselves
presbycusis, older adults experiencing this tye of loss may be seen as what
prebycusis: normal loss of hearing with aging, especially of high frequency tones
older individuals experience a general “slowing down”
- behavioural change of age-related physical changes,
- district loss at the neuronal level clearly contributes substantially
instrumental and daily living acttivities
more complex than daily living task such as doing housework, cooking, managing money
basic activities of daily living
self help task such as bathing, dressing, and using the toliet
role conflict and role strain
Two or more riles are at least partially incompatible,
when her qualities or skills do not met the demands
Erickson generativity becomes a form/expression of resilience for indigenous elder
generatively can be viewed as a form of resilience in the face of adversity for indigenous elders
involuntary career changes
are people who are in transition because of external reason
voluntary career changes
leave one career to purse another
caregiver burden
cumulative affects of caring for an elderly or disabled person
identify and distinguish grandparents
involved- The least common pattern is when grandparents are directly involved
remote- when grandparents don’t see their grandchildren
companionate relationship- the most common pattern is when grandparents have frequent contact and warm interactions with grandchildren